excitement
noun
ex·cite·ment
ik-ˈsīt-mənt 
Examples of excitement in a Sentence
Our excitement was building as the end of the game approached.
His hands shook with excitement.
The child cried out in excitement.
a trip filled with excitement and adventure
She talked about the excitements of her new life.
This job loses its excitement after a while.
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Mamdani’s brand of economic populism and laser focus on lowering costs in the astronomically expensive city has generated buzz and excitement.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The director wrenches apart Ibsen’s terse and precise mechanism and makes room for a proliferation of arresting moments—caught on the wing in wide-screen images, thanks to Sean Bobbitt’s cinematography—that balance tragedy and horror with excitement and wonder.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Angela Kinsey, Ellie Kemper, and Kate Flannery all left comments expressing their excitement about the reunion on Fischer's post.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
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—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The director wrenches apart Ibsen’s terse and precise mechanism and makes room for a proliferation of arresting moments—caught on the wing in wide-screen images, thanks to Sean Bobbitt’s cinematography—that balance tragedy and horror with excitement and wonder.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Angela Kinsey, Ellie Kemper, and Kate Flannery all left comments expressing their excitement about the reunion on Fischer's post.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Cincinnati star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who hauled in 16 receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown, expressed his excitement about having Flacco on the roster while Burrow remains sidelined.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Excitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excitement. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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excitement
noun
ex·cite·ment
ik-ˈsīt-mənt
1
: something that excites
2
: the state of being excited : agitation
Medical Definition
excitement
noun
ex·cite·ment
-ˈsīt-mənt
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